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Latest news and updates from Hartlepool - A port town in County Durham, Hartlepool is locate in the northeast of England, part of the Tees Valley area. It has an estimated population of close to 88,000.

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School stormed by intruders that left teachers ‘bleeding and crying’ targeted again

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Play Video BGUK_3198387 - Hartlepool, UNITED KINGDOM - **Strictly No Daily Mail Online usage via BackGrid** Human Remains found at Biffa Recycling Plant in Hartlepool. Pictures show police and Crime Scene Investigators working at the site today. Cleveland Police have said: An investigation has been launched by detectives in the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET) following the discovery of human remains in Hartlepool. At 11.40am on Sunday 30th March police were called to the recycling plant at Tofts Farm Industrial Estate. A number of bones had been located by employees working at the plant and a cordon was put in place by police. Since then, a dedicated team of detectives and officers from departments across the force are working at pace and conducting the investigation expeditiously to identify the remains, however this will take a considerable amount of time. Senior Investigating Officer Chris Pringle said: "There are numerous procedures to follow to identify the remains and to establish the circumstances surrounding how they came to be at the recycling plant. I understand how concerning this will be for those living within our community and the wider public and I know there will be families who have missing loved ones and will be worried about the remains. I want to reassure you that if any relevant information comes to light, we will be in touch." If you have concerns please speak to an officer or call us on 101 quoting reference number 055293. Pictured: GV: Human Remains found at Recycling Plant BACKGRID UK 2 APRIL 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: TERRY BLACKBURN / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

Human remains found inside recycling plant

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Horses feed in a snow-covered field near The Lecht in the Cairngorms. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Monday November 18, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Snow. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Weather warning update after Met Office extends snow and ice forecast

Channel: UK UK November 19, 2024 By Danny Rigg
Everyone jailed so far with nearly 400 due in court after widespread UK riots

Everyone jailed so far with nearly 400 due in court after widespread UK riots

Channel: UK UK August 14, 2024 By Sam Corbishley
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Gobby rioter bitten on the arse by police dog is jailed for two years

Channel: UK UK August 8, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
People protest in Sunderland city centre following the stabbing attacks on Monday in Southport, in which three young children were killed. Axel Rudakubana, 17, has been remanded into a youth detention accommodation, charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article, following a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. Picture date: Friday August 2, 2024. PA Photo. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were fatally stabbed on Monday when a knifeman entered the dance class on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside. Eight other children suffered knife wounds - with five of them in a critical condition - while two adults were also critically hurt. See PA story POLICE Southport. Photo credit should read: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Rioters in Sunderland 'tried to smash gravestones for missiles to throw at police'

Channel: UK UK August 3, 2024 By Sam Corbishley
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A police car is set on fire as Far-right activists hold an Enough is Enough protest in Sunderland on August 02, 2024 in Sunderland, England. Mis-information spread on social media after the murders of three girls in Southport earlier this week has fueled acts of violent rioting from far-right sympathisers across England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Map shows where riots have broken out across UK with dozens more planned

Channel: UK UK August 6, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
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Police dog hungrily accepts invitation from gobby rioter who offered cops his bum

Channel: UK UK August 2, 2024 By Brooke Davies
Teenager charged with stabbing three girls to death named as Axel Rudakubana

Teenager charged with stabbing three girls to death named as Axel Rudakubana

Channel: UK UK August 1, 2024 By Sam Corbishley
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Asian man punched in 'racist attack' while walking through Hartlepool riots

Channel: UK UK August 1, 2024 By Tom Sanders
Play Video BGUK_2989794 - Hartlepool, UNITED KINGDOM - People attacking police in Hartlepool Pictured: GV: Hartlepool Riots BACKGRID UK 31 JULY 2024 BYLINE MUST READ: TERRY BLACKBURN / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

Boy, 11, arrested for arson after Southport stabbing riot in Hartlepool

Channel: UK UK August 1, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Pensioner was stabbed to death in street as 'revenge' for Israel-Gaza

Channel: UK UK April 25, 2024 By Craig Munro
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Father and son found dead and woman arrested in suspected murder

Channel: UK UK March 18, 2024 By Jasper King

Thousands of blue balls are being washed up on UK beaches

Channel: UK UK November 19, 2023 By Alan Shields
Dated: 16/10/2023 The scene on Wharton Terrace in Hartlepool this morning (MON) where a police cordon remains in place as police mount a murder investigation, with Cleveland Police confirming a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and the force is working with Counter Terrorism Policing North East.

Man appears in court over 'random' killing of 70-year-old in Hartlepool

Channel: UK UK October 17, 2023 By Craig Munro
Dated: 15/10/2023 Police cordons in place across several streets in Hartlepool tonight (SUN) as police mount a murder investigation, with Cleveland Police confirming a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and the force is working with Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Picture shows police at Wharton Street Seer story North News

Man found dead in Hartlepool counter-terror investigation named by police

Channel: UK UK October 16, 2023 By Katie Boyden

One dead after fight at migrant hotel spilled out into the street

Channel: UK UK October 16, 2023 By Craig Munro
Dated: 15/10/2023 Police cordons in place across several streets in Hartlepool tonight (SUN) as police mount a murder investigation, with Cleveland Police confirming a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and the force is working with Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Picture shows police at Wharton Street Seer story North News

Counter-terror investigation after one man killed and another assaulted

Channel: UK UK October 15, 2023 By Katie Boyden

Tributes to father-of-two killed in motorbike crash

Channel: UK UK March 26, 2023 By Craig Munro
Henry Rafferty died in a tragic accident in Hartlepool Credit: Evening Gazette

Man died after being run over while asleep on stranger's driveway

Channel: UK UK March 1, 2023 By Brooke Davies

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